WONDERS OF ARGENTINA 7 DAYS

Buenos aires - el calafate - buenos aires

Argentina is more than just Buenos Aires and its elegance that is revealed in its streets, its people, its shows, its lights, its nights, and its tango. The country has much to offer. For starters, it is Patagonia and glaciers. The southernmost spot in the world with its wonders. And, it is Ushuaia, Calafate, Bariloche, the Valdes Peninsula, or the Perito Moreno Glacier. A paradise of snow, glaciers, rivers, mountains, and lakes. 

2022/ 2023 itinerary & prices

Day 1 Saturday Arrive Buenos Aires
Transfer in from airport to hotel in Buenos Aires. RAMADA BY WYNDHAM HOTEL (3 Star) or HOTEL CARLES (4 Star). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 Sunday Buenos Aires (BLD) - CITY TOUR Shared basis with bilingual guide (Spanish & English)
Duration: 4 hours approx. - Shared Services with Guide.
Highlights: Plaza de Mayo - San Telmo - La Boca - Retiro - Recoleta - Palermo
This service is unique due to its specific characteristics: small groups of guests per tour, one single language per vehicle, profile and preparation of the guides.  The tour is 3 hours long and visits the most important points of the spectacular city of Buenos Aires.  At the first stop discover the history of May Square, the site of the most important historical events and their protagonists since its foundation: see its surroundings, the most emblematic buildings, and learn all about them. Then enjoy May Avenue and wonder in awe at the oldest residential neighborhood in Buenos Aires: San Telmo. Walk along its cobble-stoned streets and discover its antiques shops and picturesque buildings.  Live and feel the original Tango in the neighborhood of La Boca: walk along Caminito Street and enjoy the dancers and souvenir shops. See the mythical Boca Juniors soccer stadium.  Contemplate the modernization of the city whilst traveling along Madero Port and its exclusive docks, full of excellent restaurants and large offices. Pass through the Retiro neighborhood and move on to see Palermo and its most exclusive residential area before finally arriving at Recoleta. Once there, discover the final resting place of Eva Peron, "Evita" and wander through Recoleta Cemetery where she is to be found.  

DINNER AND TANGO SHOW AT ALJIBE TANGO WITH ROUND TRIP TRANSFERS
2 - 2.30 hours duration - Shared Services.  Famous for its amazing nightlife and for being the land of Carlos Gardel, Buenos Aires offers countless gastronomic and artistic options. Tango portrays the ‘Queen of the River Plate’ (‘Reina del Plata’). We will enjoy an unforgettable night, surrender to the magic of this city that never sleeps and to the charm of this overwhelming and sanguine music —main protagonist of the night— while enjoying the best of its varied gastronomic offer. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 Monday Buenos Aires - El Calafate  by flight
Breakfast. Transfer out from hotel in downtown to domestic airport with guide.
Suggested flight
AR1846 AEP/FTE Departure 0800 – Arrival 1115 – not included
AR1824 AEP/FTE Departure 1500 – Arrival 1815– not included

Transfer in from Calafate airport to with English and Spanish speaking guide. SIERRA NEVADA HOTEL (3 Star) or DESIGN SUITES HOTEL (4 Star). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Tuesday El Calafate FULL DAY PERITO MORENO TOUR (B)
Duration: 8 hours approx. -Shared Service with guide
Highlights: Perito Moreno Glacier. The Perito Moreno Glacier rises majestically 80 km away from El Calafate. This is one of the largest and the only advancing glacier in the world, as well as the biggest attraction at Los Glaciares National Park, a 600,000-hectare protected area covered by an ice mantle. We will start by penetrating the Patagonian Andean forest and make a first breathtaking stop at "Curva de los Suspiros" (Curve of Sighs), where we will enjoy a first view of this incredible natural wonder. When we approach the glacier, we will walk down the catwalks to approach the glacier and admire from different panoramic points this wonderful creation of Mother Nature. We will be able to contemplate very closely when varied-sized ice blocks loosen and fall into the water with a great thunder becoming beautiful ice floes in the deep waters of the Lago Argentino. This day will be an unforgettable experience, a once in a lifetime delight.

OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST: SAFARI NAUTICO NAVIGATION TICKET
$ 35.00 per person – minimum 02 passengers.  
Available: All year long - Daily - Duration: 1 hrs - Departure at 10.00am / 11.30am / 4.30pm / 4.00pm
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 Wednesday El Calafate (B)
Day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST:
NATIVO EXPERIENCE WITH LUNCH OR DINNER (MINIMUM 02 PASSENGERS) @ $109.00 per person
Duration: 4 hours approx. Shared service with English or Spanish speaking guide. All year. Lunch or dinner. 
Highlights: Argentina Lake, Punta Bonita, archeological site, food in cave.
Nativo Experience is a noon excursion in 4 × 4 along the shore of Lake Argentino. Ideal for the day of arrival or departure, it has an anthropological approach, taking a journey through time on the passage of man in these lands, rediscovering stories of the first expeditions and daring people who ventured into the unknown. Between the cliffs and with views of the Andes Mountains, the excursion focuses on the first contacts of those expedition members with the natives, to later enter the Tehuelche world. On the shores of the lake are the caves where thousands of years ago that culture left its marks on the rock and which today introduce us to its interpretation.

OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST:
ALL GLACIERS NAVIGATION - FEE INCLUDED (MINIMUM 02 PASSENGERS) @ $293.00 per person
Duration: 8 hours approx. Shared service with English or Spanish speaking guide
From the Port of Punta Bandera, located 47 km from El Calafate, we start sailing through the North Arm of Lake Argentino. A few minutes after leaving, we crossed a natural funnel known as the Devil's Mouth to the Upsala Canal. There we will navigate around large icebergs that emerge from the front of the Upsala Glacier. Then, we enter the sector of the lake known as Canal Spegazzini and in which we can enjoy observing the impressive Dry Glacier. From there we continue sailing to the front of the Spegazzini Glacier where we will also see the Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers. It is at this time that we prepare to disembark at the Spegazzini base and begin the visit to the area by walking through a beautiful path in the forest, until we arrive at the Spegazzini Refuge. This 300-meter path is accessible and when we go through it we stop at stations and viewpoints with views of the entire Los Glaciares Bay. In this refuge, one of a kind, we can have lunch, visit the shop or contemplate the landscape. Those who like to walk. they can choose to take the mountain trail. This route is a trek of medium difficulty through a wooded path with natural viewpoints and full of incredible views. It ends at the disembarkation point.

Day 6 Thursday El Calafate - Bunos Aires by flight (B)
After breakfast, check out and private transfer to the airport (only driver). Upon arrival at Buenos Aires, private transfer to hotel (with guide).  LOI SUITES ESMERALDA STUDIO HOTEL (3 Star) or RAMADA BY WYNDHAM HOTEL (4 Star). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 Friday Depart Buenos Aires (B)
At proper time you will be transferred to International Airport in Buenos Aires to take your international flight.

Internal airfare Buenos Aires - El Calafate - Buenos Aires is extra approximately $655.00 per person and is subject to change unless tickets are issued.

INCLUSIONS
• Accommodations as listed or similar
• Meals as indicated
• Transfers - arrival & departure
• Sightseeing as indicated with English-speaking local guides
• Entrance fees to monuments and included features

EXCLUSIONS
• Personal expenses, International & internal airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver.